André S. Labarthe Movies

Janine Bazin and André Labarthe approached Chantal Akerman about making a film for the series; eagerly, Akerman proposed a number of...

A famous French filmmaker is hired by a major Hollywood producer to make a documentary on the state of post-Cold War Russia. The filmmaker, though,...

Five, even six, variations on a theme, commentary and interpretation of the same photograph. An exercise to tell and summarize the history of the...

In the third part of a Cinéastes triptych on Jean Renoir, the director sits alone in a cinema analyzing scenes from La Marseillaise and The...

Speaking as scenes from Anatahan are shown, for which he directed, photographed, wrote, and provided voiceover narration, film director Josef von...

Colour, form, area - this is the formula of the greatest pioneer of abstract painting. Kandinsky came to art late in life, but his impact through Der...

A tribute to Orson Welles. When Kovacs meets Agi, he does not know what awaits him: cinema, alcohol and love do not mix well when you are a...

Episode of the French television series about the work of film director Jacques Becker. (A 27-minute excerpt from this show appears on the Criterion...

Episode of the French television series about the work of American film director Samuel Fuller. (A 23-minute edited version of this show appears on...

Celluloid and Marble is based on Rohmer's own articles published in "Cahiers du cinéma", discussing film in relation to the other arts,...

Documentary about filmmaker Shirley Clarke which originally aired on the French television series “Cinéastes de notre temps”.

Second in the documentary trilogy from mastermind Jacques Rivette, featuring a conversation between Jean Renoir and Michel Simon, who celebrate their...

An overview of Luis Buñuel's career. Includes an interview with the filmmaker.

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic André S. Labarthe, originally aired 24 March 2012.

A "Cinéastes de notre temps" series episode dedicated to french filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, originally aired in two parts.

This short film shows a young couple during a short period after the explosion of a nuclear bomb 120 km above Paris. The city appears unaffected, but...

Documentary on the use of color and black and white in contemporary arts through nine artists. A “Cinéastes de notre temps”...